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During the Edo Period the Torii Clan also ruled, and were then followed by the Naitō Clan, who occupied the castle from 1689 until the abolition of the Han System. A two-storey yagura (turret) was built in the honmaru and used in lieu of a tenshu (main keep). The main entrance to the castle was changed thereafter to accommodate the development of Takatōjōkamachi (the castle town). During the Battle of Sekigahara, pro-Tokugawa forces captured Takatōjō.ĭuring the Edo Period Takatōjō Domain was created, valued at 30,000 koku, and awarded to Takatōjō’s old rulers, the Hoshina. In 1590 Toyotomi Hideyoshi was Regent of the Empire, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who he had formerly been at war with, bowed to his hegemony and was relocated to Kantō (he set up his new base in a sleepy fishing village known as Edo). After the Honnōji Incident, Tokugawa Ieyasu captured the castle and put his own general, Hoshina Masanao, in charge. As Takatōjō fell, Nishina Morinobu committed seppuku.Īfter the destruction of the Takeda Clan, General Mori Hideyori was appointed castellan by Oda Nobunaga. A direct assault on Takatōjō began, and it is said that from the ramparts Nishina Morinobu yelled at the attackers, prophesising the untimely death of Oda Nobunaga. The priest was returned to Nobutada with his ears and nose cut off. Although surrounded, Nishina Morinobu and his men did not yield, however, so Nobutada sent in a priest to negotiate the castle’s surrender. 50,000 besiegers assaulted a defending force of only 3,000. During the Battle of Tenmokuzan, Takatōjō was besieged by Oda Nobutada. After Takeda Shingen’s death Nishina Morinobu became castellan of Takatōjō. In 1572, Takatōjō was used as a launch point for Takeda Shingen’s push toward Kyōto. Under Takeda Shingen Takatōjō was used as a base from which to invade Mino in his war with Oda Nobunaga. Akiyama Nobutomo was appointed castellan after the castle was built, and it was later also governed by Takeda Katsuyori. The infamous Yamamoto Kansuke, Takeda Shingen’s strategist, is credited as Takatōjō’s designer. If you’re unsure about whether or not it would be worth your time to visit Takatōjō, then going to see the sakura might be the best thing to do as the castle ruin is famous for its cherry blossom.Ī fortification was first built on the site of Takatoh Castle in the Kamakura Period by the Takatō Clan, vassals of the Suwa Clan, but the current castle was built by the Takeda Clan after their conquest of the area from 1545. These weren’t in operation when we visited, however probably they are only used during the cherry blossom viewing season and the blossoms had already dissipated by the time we came. The castle has a large car park and toll booths with turnstiles. At the foot of the hill on which the castle is sited is a smaller scale replica of the taiko-yagura. The large multi-storey structure in the Ninomaru is the Takatō Pavilion, built in 1936. Sub-baileys are located south of the main compound, and these from west to east are the Suwakuruwa, Sasakuruwa (Bamboo Enclosure), Minamiguruwa (South Enclosure) and Hōdōinguruwa. Takatoh Castle’s integral baileys are the honmaru, ninomaru, and sannomaru (Third Bailey), an outer bailey where the hankō (Domain School) is located. Takatō-hankō, a samurai school, was built by the last lord of the castle, Naitō Yorinao, in the Bakumatsu Period. Extant gates from the castle, including the Honmarumon, Honmarukabukimon, Karametemon, and Ninomarumon (Second Bailey Gate), have been relocated off-site. The Ōtemon (main gate) has also been moved around, being used as the main gate of a Takatō High School until 1984. The Taiko was in daily use until 1943 and was later used at the local high school it is now kept in a local museum.

This was originally located next to the castle’s karametemon (rear gate) but was relocated to its current position in the southwest corner of the honmaru (main bailey) in 1877. Perhaps the most appealing feature of Takatōjō is the curiously shaped taiko-yagura (drum tower). It has large, deep karabori (dry moats) and many baileys, as well as extant and reconstructed structures. Takatoh Castle is a historic park and castle ruin located in Ina City (in the former Takatoh Town area).